Re: short books

munizao@xprt.net said:
> I'm currently in the middle of _The Orc of Many Questions_, by Shane
> Micheal Murray, and I'm having a lot of fun with it. It's about an
> atypical adolescent orc who gets ito trouble because he's too bright and
> too curious.

Thanks for the recommendation. I've looked at some additional info about
it and I've added it to my to-read list. I expect to read it it the next
month or so.


I was initially put off by it since it's described as "The Orc of Many
Questions (The Book of Many Orcs)". I immediately translated the
parenthetical description to (Book 1 of the Books of Many Orcs).

I thought, "Oh no, not *another* series." It seems like every book these
days is part of a series. Not an I-need-four-books-to-tell-this-story series,
but an I'll-keep-writing-them-until-I-can't-sell-them-anymore series.

I'm really tired of the neverending series. Sure, I'm reading some and
will keep reading them, I expect I'll even start some new serieses. But
enough already. Write a book that starts and stops. *Maybe* write a second,
or even third, but don't start out planning to write the thing forever.

Wayne

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